Do you get what you pay for? Type of counsel and its effect on criminal court outcomes

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1063-1070

  Hartley, Richard D ^a   Miller, Holly Ventura ^a   Spohn, Cassia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957024924     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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